Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-19

From Td-Bits
| The young drug clerk Is alone HIS employer
has gone to the city to buy stock. There has not
| been customer In the store for more than an
hour. The drug clerk feels lonesome. he gazes
pensively out at the deserted village street, and
muses. upon the vanity OF all things here below.
An open book lies upon the counter before him. II
is "Daniel DerondA" Somebody has advised the
drug clerk to read it. and he has been trying TO do
so. But he don't like it. He IS disappointed, for
he began It under the impression that it was de-
tective story. 1t makes him sleepy.
The drug clerk is thing Of beauty. and is calcu-
G and peste on lis devotion bust
lions are further enhanced by large amethyst
ring upon the little finger Of hts right hand, and
blonde bang, which long and careful training has
But see! the expression OF gloom upon his fea-
| lures gives place TO q sunny smile. He sees q
that the chances are very large that she win not
be able TO get past the door. He pulls down his
cuffs, and assumes what he believes to be an attt-
| tude of unstudfed grace. The door opens, she en-
tiers, and the following dialogue ensues:
| She-An alone, cyl
He-whyl good afternoon, Addie Yes, things
are rather quiet Hatnt seen you for an age.
| She-You saw me at church last Sunday.
| He with a killing glance}-Well, three days
she sasIcy Wnistsfer. you're getting worse and
Hell snov1 am: Guess yoall have to under De-.
s1e-what are you readinga "Daniel Deronda- I"
DO you like 1t?
| BE Huardedly)-Doy your
Shell think It's perfectly SPLENDID. Don't you?
ne {prompI n magniticent! Going to
She with scorn,-Me7 No. sir; don't mix with
| that set.
HeaKlnde1 s sew amt you Adder Some nice
She-Oh, yes, l SpOSe there are-the GriSwold
girls for instance: heard i said yesterday that
| Judging from the number OF times week these
/ girls visit this store
He Slightly hystericaD-He, he! hel Now, that
| Shell shan't tell you.
He-Yes, do!
SheI won't.
He-Well, know who it was; it was that Big
gins girl.
She.Perhaps it was and perhaps it wasn't
He QnSlnuat1ngly)-ThfS amt the first time that
| that girl has tried TO make trouble between you
and me. But she can't influence me. And as for
the Grlswold girls you can judge how much care
| lor IneIn When tell you that though they were
round here this morning, urging me to go to the
| tea party what you have said has decided me not
10 attend IT. assumes an expression OF tender
Shell am sure it is a matter of indifference to
me whether you so or not.
he ignoring the remarkeI think shall take in
| can get any one to go with me.
she unoending slightly)-You seem in such de-
i v
| about that.
~ level, I'm little particular about my COM
pany. But II you would accompany me"
She-Oh, Cy! Fanny Berry will be there; and
what would she say? She'd be just wild!
He with d1gnlty)-MisS Berrys opinions are q
matter OF perfect Indifference to me-
She-Weil, I'll go, Cy, and III wear my plum
col0red silk; and you be sure to call for me very
early, and-Oh my goodness!
He-Why, what's the matter, Addie?
She On great agitation)-I forgot all about it
Grandma has got one OF her fits-a dreadful one,
Tn 5 tlme-and ma sent me round here to get the
Old prescription put up produces bottle): and
forgot an about It, and poor grandma may be dead
by this time. Do hurry and get the stun ready,
Cy!
The young man prepares the prescription in
about thirty seconds, and hurries his visitor OF
1elgning great socitude for the neglected Invalid
And as Addie disappears round the corner he muir
murS:
Just in time! In another minute Susie Girls
void would have been here"
Then he wipes his brow with his silk handker-
cn1ef, and adOrns his features In one of his most
fascinating smiles, as he turnes TO welcome Susie
Grlswold, who enters and greets the conqueror OF
all hearts with tl-aSsuIned air OF indifference
SO runs the world away.